journal article·2026-09

Aluminum alloying suppresses hydrogen embrittlement in multi-principal element alloys

Xudong An, Rong Lv, Te Zhu, Eryang Lu, Haibiao Wu, Jie Hou, Zhifeng Lei, Qigui Yang, Wenyi Huo, Huiqiu Deng, Xingzhong Cao, Tengfei Yang

Corrosion Science· Volume 270
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